| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-27 | De Queen | Arkansas | Pilgrim's Pride Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was trying to retrieve a tray pack of product that was wedged inside a tunnel. The conveyor belt the pack was sitting on pulled the employee's right hand into the sprocket. His little fingertip was amputated and his middle and ring fingers were broken. | |||||
| 2019-08-09 | De Queen | Arkansas | Pilgrim's Pride | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was getting ready to shut down an overwrap machine when it had a problem with one of the packages. The employee attempted to grab the package and the device that cuts off the wrap severed the tip of the employee's right middle finger. | |||||
| 2016-06-01 | De Queen | Arkansas | Pilgrim's Pride Corporation | Leg(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| On or about June 1, 2016, at approximately 6:00 a.m., an employee was standing by the food-made machine when a saw blade came off the machine and lacerated both of her legs. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-12-29 | De Queen | Arkansas | Pilgrim's Pride | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Maintenance employees were working on the leg quarter conveyor belt. They made and placed a steel bracket/guide above a chain like belt where it made a 20-30 degree bend around a corner to prevent the belt from popping off. While the belt was running, the injured employee saw there was a rough edge on top of the bracket/guide, so the employee reached to feel the top of the bracket/guide and his hand was pinched between the belt and the guide. His left thumb was amputated above the knuckle. | |||||
| 2015-11-16 | De Queen | Arkansas | Pilgrim's Pride Corporation | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee had just finished working on top of a trailer. As he began stepping on the 20-foot aluminum ladder to get down, his foot slipped and kicked the ladder from underneath him. He fell 10.5 feet to the ground below, injuring his head and vertebrae. The employee's body harness was disconnected at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2015-09-25 | De Queen | Arkansas | PILGRIM'S PRIDE | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was hospitalized with a broken right arm after his hose became entangled with a conveyor belt and pulled him into the device. | |||||
| 2015-06-12 | De Queen | Arkansas | Southwestern Electrical Power Company | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was performing work at a transformer. The line the employee was going to work on was de-energized and grounded. The employee came into contact with the energized line, which resulted in burns to both hands. | |||||